Automatic washer



L; H.V P, PETER, AUTOMATIC WASHER.

,I 4gotliatone only of them can" be in' i :UNITED STATES Louis FgPETE-e,onDANEURY, ooNnoTIcUr-" nforoN IA'T:ov WASHER: A.

I ePEo'IrIcArrprr forming pit e: Lenersl Patentino-358,219; dateaeniuaApplication sled ivrar'chgaissd 'serials'n,197o5s.. (No modena' 1 @ZZ.whom/fit concern? f' Be it knownthat, LoUi-s FLPETER, actizen .oftheUnitedSt-'tes, residing .at Danbury,

51,1eoti,lo t,' haveinvehted certain new and usefulA Inipifoveiiientsinfentomatie W'ashers; andfI do he'rebydeelarethefollowingtobeafulhclear,

and exact description .of the invention; such as will `enable othersskilled in the art tolw'hich a v l f isxto say, water' entering'ftezvalvet .supply-pipe forces disk .itlfy opi-ag 1o itappiertains to.ymakev and nse the same.l

My invention'h'as 'for its object to simplify and improve theconstruction of`tliis class of devices. These ends I accomplish by meansof `-a noveldonble acting cheek-valve andthe gen-l r5eral constructionand combination of `parts* hereinafter-'fnllysetforth and thenvspecifically` 'lairned. i l i In describing-lily invention I shall referbynumbers to the accompanying drawing, lform- 'zo ing part ofy thislspecifeatiom-said drawing beingalongitudinal section ofthe devicecomplete, the partsbeingshown-.in full lines in the olosed'positionandin' dotted lines-in -the opened position, j 2 :l isjthe body or case,

.nallyfsoreW-threaded inthe lusuall manner for' the attachment of thesupply-pipe 3, -At the other'end of the bodyis a hub, 4,'which-'is ex?lternally screw-threaded, and is engaged' by a 3Q cap, V5, said ap'having a-central opening, .6, through which the valve-stem 7 passes.The

' interior of the body or ease is divided into thre'e chambers orcompartments by partitions 8 and .9. Each of tliesegpartitions' isprovided with 35 acent'ral opening, 10, through'which the valvestempasscs.- At the lower end of the valvestem isa 'valve ordi'sk, 11,-vvhich -is upwardly in a correfsponding ly -l beveled and tscloselylbeveled ground-seat, 12,in the under' side of repartition 8. Thevalve-stemisprovided-with' aeentralopening, L13, which extends down -to,ldisk 11. .J ust, above this disk are apertures 14, which .lead into'the' .central openingor passage,- as will be' nioreffull-y'explained. 515is a downwardly-beveled diskiip'on-the fvalvestem, Whichis adapted,`to engage arcor;

respondiogly-beveled' ground-seat, 1,6, intheupper side of the opperpartition; ,Disks "11and15 areafsufiic'ientvldistance; l

engagement xvith its scat at thel same time.. f'lhese disks PATENT O]may-be made integral the te having. a hub,- I2, 'nter-H "if' founddesirable, 'In

apart, sol .pass Vont o1` may be made separate and in anyculinarymanner.` 1 il 17 is a concave plate' havithus efteetnaly'pre',venting,yti water into "the second cornpar t-'Will'be-u'nde'rs'tood, off@l i, valve'iseapableof'numerons and varie nses';It-lvi'ssnfeient, however, to deserbeit'in'fmn* neetion withv theordinary parts of -a bottle.4 p Washer; In4 useplate' 17 is adjusted tothe proper posit-ionv upon the valve-stem and abot 7'0' .tle placed overthe stem,` the nec'k of thevbottle v resting on the-plate The weight ofthe'bottle is sufficient to overcome the vpressure of the water 'upondsk11,whiehjpermits the stein to drop d ownuntil disk Lrests in seat 16, as75 -shown indotted lines, 'the position of v the-lower disk at thistimejbeing also ,shownl -in' dotted' lines. .When the parts areinthisposition, the flow of'water is ont oi" bythe engagement of the upperdisk withl its seat. `It therefore finds 8o escape through 'aperturesA14, and rushes through-the valve-steminto the bottle. The upper end ofthe valvestern niay be contracted,

Apractice the'water strikes in the angle 85 formed blylthe bottoin andside of the bottle, Whirls around, .and t'horon'ghlymashes every portionof the interior of the bottle,'thew`ater as it passes out from thebottle passing through i openings 18,'inthe plate: The instant that-the9o bottle' is" remved `from the plate the pressure the 110W'instantly,nosprings @vr/,hatever4 being v ,.used.' i. The purpose ofthe'third chamber 'is simplyi-te' afford room for the-movement of the 95,upperdis,k, cap 5 'serving' Simply as a' guard t lapd'as'a-sn'lpportfurthe stenif.' The device,

however, fvhldoperateperfectly iii-hout said cap; In theelosedpositionthe water cannotA Y frhftherst chamber.v .Shonld the Icopressnre-fofth'e'fwater be suciently strong to iifta bottle frornfoifthesteni, itfeanube legdtio lated in'anysuit-able manner-as, forexample,py partially turning a stopcoek. This, howlever, I hav not deemed itnecessary to'show, Y as 1t forms no portion of my invention.

In practice a number ot' these washers are used in a row or circle, andau attendant, passing` along the row. removes the washed bottles andSubSbituteS others, each bottle remaining in position upon the plate aslong as may he neeessary, or until :it is reached again. Larger sizeddevices may of course be used for beerkegs, barrels, &c.

It will be seen'that the construction is'such that no packing whateveris required,while at the same time there is an absolutely1 tight entoffwhen the. device is not in operation.

It will of course be understood that I du not'desire to limit myself tothe exact details of construction shown and described, as itfis obviousthat they may be. variedwithin reasonable 'limits without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.l

I claim- 1. The body havingr partitions S and i), each of which. isprovided with a central opening and aseat, in combination -with a stemhaving a Central opening,` and apertures leading.r thereto, a disk atthe lower end of said stem adapted lo engage the'lower seat, andanotherdisk upon said stein adapted to engage the upper seat when thelower disk is not iu engagement.

' 2. The body having partitions 8 and 9, each having a central openingandaseat, andastem having a central opening;7 apertures leading theretoand carrying disks adapted to engage said seats, in combination with acap adapted lo engage a hub on the body and havingacentra] openingthrough which the stem passes.

3. ln an automatic bottle-washer` the combination of a body having twopartitions provided with central openings and seats, and a stem havingaeentral opening and apertures leading thereto and provided with disksadapted to engage said seatS,with a yperforated plate adj u stahly secured to said stem, whereby the weight ofthe bottle on said plate willautomaticallyopen the valve to allow water to pass through the stein,said -valve being instantly closed by the force of the water when thebottle is removed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot` twowitnesses.l

' LOUIS II. F. PETER.- \Vitnessns:

A. )L \\oo. 'r'1.n, (Y. l). 'Il(a:r.r:.

